Mop-holder.



No. 839,006. PATENTED 1311c. 18,1906. J. LARSON. i

I MOP HOLDER.

A-PPLIQATION FILED JUNE 15,1906.

- I which the mop can other soft material is used UNITED STATES MOP-HOLDER.

To all whom, it mayconcern: Be. it known that I, JAMES .LARsoN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the countyof Cook and State of Illinois,

' have invented a new and useful Mop-Holder,

of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in mop-holdersin which a cloth, sponge, or

for cleaning woodwork, windows, &c. and the object of my improvement is to provide a mop-holder in be easily removed and.

cleaned and in which a sponge or other soft material for cleanin windows, woodwork,

and floors can be easily and quickly fastened in it for use Where the work cannot be reached readily by hand. I attain these objects-by the'mechanism illustrated in the accoinp anying drawings, in which.

Figure 1 is .a perspective view of the entire mop-holder with a cloth attached in it.

2 is an end view of the mop-head when open.

y hard wire and formed end, as shown, Fig. 1,

I Two blocks of wood or other suitable material concave on their inner faces constitute the 'aws, held together by hinges at the edges The clasp is made of with a spring at each I; b, which serves also as s own, Fig. 1, a a.

for a hold on putting Specification of Letters Patent. I Application filed June 16, 1906. SerialNo. 321,860.

I Witnesses:

in or taking off the Patented Dec. 18, 1906 clasp, and also allows the clasp to widen as it is forced down over the inclined jaws and placed in the mop-holder 1greater durability and strength to the mop older. v

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is v The combination in a mop-holder of two blocks hinged together at one edge, shaped. concave on their inner faces to allowa better grip on the mop, the outer faces of. said blocks and forme with a spring-coil at each end substantially In testimony whereof I have signed my as described.

name to thisispecification in the presence of two subscrlbing wltnesses.

JAMES LARSON.

Louis T. MANrI, C. E. WESSELS.

ets sufficient pressure'to hold the i a clasp slidably engagin PATENT OFFICE. r g

a JAMES LARSON, oFoHioAeo, 'iLLinois, 

